"TOTE" BETTING.
INFORMER PINED. WANGANTJI, let April. , A case of considerable- importance k> bookmakers was heard to-<lay before thy local magistrate. A few ' weeks ago a ~ punter' named Crane quarrelled with,' a local bookmaker named Blain. and informed . the police that Blain was betting at "tote" odds. Blain was prosecuted, and convicted on Crane's evidence. Crane applied to the 'l magistrate for a certificate of indemnity, -,but ; Mr. Mackay, Blain's counsel, objected on ihe grounds that such certificates could not be, granted in respect of betting, informers. , The magistrate agree d^Jjjind refused to grant the certificate. Blaui then laid an information against Crane for aMing and abetting 1 in "tote" betting. The information was heard to-day, Mr. Mackay tendering as his col© cvi denee statements 1 made by Crane in Court.
Mr. Cohen, who appeared for Crane, caused considerable amusement, by an ironical eulogy of Blain, ac moral reformer. Ultimately Crane was convicted and fined JSS and costs. The result will be an increased difficulty in obtaining evi-' dence in si;eh cases. . The police blato that they will apply to the department for a grant to recoup Crane, who gave his evidence solely on condition that he was indemnified.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 79, 2 April 1912, Page 4
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199"TOTE" BETTING. Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 79, 2 April 1912, Page 4
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